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A Late Check-In for 'Cabin'

by Joseph McCabe, Mon., Oct. 12, 2009 7:30 PM PDT
Cabin in the Woods

Long story made short: Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's Cabin in the Woods has been pushed back a year by MGM. The original date for the horror comedy was Feburary 5, 2010. But now you'll be checking into this Cabin on April 15, 2011. Why? The reason after the jump.

MGM reps have told our friends at Shock Till You Drop that "the early response to the film has been phenomenal and they're going to spend six months or so converting the picture to 3-D."

Never mind the fact that audiences aren't nearly as into 3-D as studio chiefs (because the format can't be easily pirated), this is sure to piss off the legions of Whedon fans who feel let down by Dollhouse and want some of that ol' Buffy horror-comedy magic back from the master. Oy.

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